Telethon

An Investment in Our Community, Our Youth, and Our Future

2007 Telethon

The SFA's 13th Annual Fall Telethon will be held at the NEW T.C. Williams High School on a date to be selected in late October-early November, from 4-9pm. The Telethon will also be broadcast live on Comcast channel 69. Volunteers are needed! Please call 703.824.6730 to volunteer or to pledge on the day of the telethon.

2006 Telethon

Scholarship Fund Telethon Receives Record of $105,000 in Pledges

Anonymous Donor Offers $5,000 Matching Challenge

Alumni Pledge $29,000

Alexandria, VA -- The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria raised $105,000 in pledges at its 12^th Annual Fall Telethon Sunday, October 29. Sponsored by Comcast Communications, the Telethon was a five-hour broadcast, live from T.C. Williams, and was hosted by Julie Carey, NBC4 reporter, Kerry Donley, ACPS Athletic Director , and David Speck of Wachovia Securities. The Telethon featured 10 on-air challenges led by Alexandria's business and community leaders and five hours of live entertainment, including T.C. Williams music performances and the Alexandria teen talent search.

The Alumni Challenge, chaired by Mike Porterfield, TCW Class of 1985, took a commanding lead in the challenge competition and collected $29,000 in pledges to support General Fund scholarships. The Power Women Challenge, chaired by SFA Board members Lynn Hampton and T.C. alumna Joan Renner, was a strong second with more than $20,000 in pledges. Other challenges included Bankers, Crew Boosters, Developers, Financial Services, Lacrosse Boosters, Lawyers, Realtors and Tech Companies. A highlight of this year's Telethon was the offer from an anonymous supporter of a dollar-for-dollar matching pledge for general donations up to $5,000. The phones lit up with calls to meet that challenge, resulting in a $10,000 increase on the Total Board. Peter Smeallie, T.C. Williams parent, chaired the Telethon committee. The event was produced by Pat Smith, also a parent of TCW alumni, and hundreds of volunteers.

The mission of the Scholarship Fund is to ensure that academically qualified T.C. Williams High School seniors have the resources to attend college, vocational or technical school after they graduate. Over the past 20 years, the Fund has awarded more than $4 million to 2,500 graduates and provided financial aid advising to thousands of students and their families.

Dollars raised by the Annual Fall Telethon support the General Fund which makes first-year and renewal awards to students who demonstrate academic achievement and financial need.

For more information about the Fund, or the Telethon, please call Director Susan Yowell at 703 824-6730.